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Samuel Johnson Quotes

There may be other reasons for a man’s not speaking in publick than want of resolution: he may have nothing to say Picture Quote #1

Their learning is like bread in a besieged town: every man gets a little, but no man gets a full meal Picture Quote #1

The two great movers of the human mind are the desire for good, and the fear of evil Picture Quote #1

We are to consider mankind not as we wish them, but as we find them, frequently corrupt and always fallible Picture Quote #1

We are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary; our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure Picture Quote #1

A man who is good enough to go to heaven, is good enough to be a clergyman Picture Quote #1

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A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He’ll beat you all at piety Picture Quote #1

Admiration must be kept up by the novelty that at first produce it;... There must always be the impression that more remains Picture Quote #1

Allow children to be happy their own way; for what better way will they ever find? Picture Quote #1

And then, sir, there is this consideration, that if the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up, and claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system Picture Quote #1

Consider, sir, how should you like, though conscious of your innocence, to be tried before a jury for a capital crime, once a week Picture Quote #1

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle Picture Quote #1

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Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few Picture Quote #1

He that fails in his endeavours after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage Picture Quote #1

He that hopes hereafter to look back with satisfaction upon past years, must learn to know the present value of single minutes Picture Quote #1

I can’t drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinence is as easy for me as temperance would be difficult Picture Quote #1

I know not, that by living dissections any discovery has been made by which a single malady is more easily cured Picture Quote #1

It is dangerous for moral beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light Picture Quote #1

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I have got no further than this: Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test Picture Quote #1

In my early years I read very hard. It is a sad reflection, but a true one, that I knew almost as much at eighteen as I do now Picture Quote #1

Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then Picture Quote #1

Read your own compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out Picture Quote #1

There is nothing so much seduces reason from vigilance as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman in marriage Picture Quote #1

Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms Picture Quote #1

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Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them Picture Quote #1

The chains of habit are generally too week to be felt, until they are too strong to be broken Picture Quote #1

I hate mankind, for I think of myself as one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am Picture Quote #1

I found you essay to be good and original. However, the part that was original was not good and the part that was good was not original Picture Quote #1

Knowledge always demands increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but will afterwards always propagate itself Picture Quote #1

If he really thinks there is no distinction between vice and virtue, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons Picture Quote #1

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There may be other reasons for a man’s not speaking in publick than want of resolution: he may have nothing to say (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Their learning is like bread in a besieged town: every man gets a little, but no man gets a full meal (Samuel Johnson Quotes) The two great movers of the human mind are the desire for good, and the fear of evil (Samuel Johnson Quotes) We are to consider mankind not as we wish them, but as we find them, frequently corrupt and always fallible (Samuel Johnson Quotes) We are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary; our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure (Samuel Johnson Quotes) A man who is good enough to go to heaven, is good enough to be a clergyman (Samuel Johnson Quotes) A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He’ll beat you all at piety (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Admiration must be kept up by the novelty that at first produce it;... There must always be the impression that more remains (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Allow children to be happy their own way; for what better way will they ever find? (Samuel Johnson Quotes) And then, sir, there is this consideration, that if the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up, and claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Consider, sir, how should you like, though conscious of your innocence, to be tried before a jury for a capital crime, once a week (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few (Samuel Johnson Quotes) He that fails in his endeavours after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage (Samuel Johnson Quotes) He that hopes hereafter to look back with satisfaction upon past years, must learn to know the present value of single minutes (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I can’t drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinence is as easy for me as temperance would be difficult (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I know not, that by living dissections any discovery has been made by which a single malady is more easily cured (Samuel Johnson Quotes) It is dangerous for moral beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I have got no further than this: Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test (Samuel Johnson Quotes) In my early years I read very hard. It is a sad reflection, but a true one, that I knew almost as much at eighteen as I do now (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Read your own compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out (Samuel Johnson Quotes) There is nothing so much seduces reason from vigilance as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman in marriage (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them (Samuel Johnson Quotes) The chains of habit are generally too week to be felt, until they are too strong to be broken (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I hate mankind, for I think of myself as one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I found you essay to be good and original. However, the part that was original was not good and the part that was good was not original (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Knowledge always demands increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but will afterwards always propagate itself (Samuel Johnson Quotes) If he really thinks there is no distinction between vice and virtue, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons (Samuel Johnson Quotes)

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